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Hiranmay Karlekar
Hiranmay Karlekar is Consultant Editor of The Pioneer and former Editor of Hindustan Times. He has authored four books in English and two novels in Bengali
Bangladesh’s secular fabric under siege
The suppression of dissent, coupled with the growing boldness of extremist ideologies, risks steering the nation towards a fundamentalist Islamist state It is increasingly clear that fundamentalist Islamist organisations, which are pathologically hostile to India as well as to all secular and democratic persons and organisations in Bangladesh, are increasingly calling...
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Bangladesh: A nation’s press under pressure
16 November 2024 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Turn of the tide in Myanmar?
02 November 2024 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Bangladesh reforms: Exaggerated importance
19 October 2024 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Bangladesh’s interim Govt’s crackdown on secularists
05 October 2024 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
India-Bangladesh relations hit new low
21 September 2024 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Bangladesh: Terrorism redivivus?
07 September 2024 | Hiranmay Karlekar -
Bangladesh: Uncertainty and chaos grip the nation
10 August 2024 | Hiranmay Karlekar
Urban violence: Human nature vs city life
Urban violence and crime persist globally, often blamed on policing and socio-economic factors. However, the deeper cause is the conflict between urban life and human nature Urban violence and crime have been matters of continuing global concern. While the quality and adequacy of policing, and some social and economic factors, have...
The Taliban’s war on Afghan women
Despite denials by Taliban officials, the bravery of Afghan women coming forward underscores the severe and dehumanising treatment they endure A piece in The Guardian, bylined Zahra Joya, Chris McGreal, Khodadad Poladi, Annie Kelly and Tom Levitt, datelined July 6, 2024, and published under the heading “Video appears to show gang-rape of...
Dogs that save human lives with devotion
On the one side is canine unconditional love and care; on the other, human beings are indifferent or cruel to animals, hurting and exploiting them From Oregon in the United States comes the report of a dog saving the life of his owner through a combination of devotion, will and intelligence....
India and Bangladesh: A tale of two books
Two recently published books provide in-depth examinations of pivotal South Asian political landscapes I have just finished a book pertaining to election-related data in India and another to Bangladesh and its ties with this country. Chambers Book on Indian Election: Facts (Hachette, India) authored by Kingshuk Chatterjee and Surbek Biswas, an...
Assault most foul for kindness to animals
The man who savagely assaulted a young girl who was feeding stray dogs in Delhi must receive exemplary punishment According to a report in the Free Press Journal, a young girl, Manisha Solanki, who feeds 150 stray dogs daily, was abused, harassed, beaten with a stick and left bleeding and crying...
Aung San Suu Kyi: Prison or house arrest?
Concerns over Suu Kyi’s whereabouts as the junta stares at defeat The news website, The Irrawaddy, cites “informed sources in Naypyitaw and Yangon” as saying that Aung San Suu Kyi (78), the emblem of the Myanmar’s struggle for democracy and Win Mint (72), incarcerated president of the country’s democratically-elected Government ousted...
Afghanistan under Taliban rule
Continuous obliteration of women’s rights goes hand in hand with export of terrorism Not content with robbing Afghan women of all their rights, the Taliban are pressing forward with measures that would victimise and humiliate them further. The latest indication of this is provided by a verbal outburst by its chief,...
